What's happening folks! This is my weekly entry in the area of the blogging universe concerning what's right (or wrong) with the state of wrestling, or mores the WWE. This week, it's the travesty that the WWE is creating (one of quite a few by the way). Last week on RAW, there was a strange, yet very intriguing, vignette from The Wyatt Family, in which it has Bray at his creative best as usual, but this time it was a little different. He was highlighting one of his "brothers", Luke Harper. He gave a brief background into Luke's character, then stated he had "fixed" him, and that he was "free". Here's a look:
From there, widely spread talk was that this was the promotion of The Wyatts breaking up. With me being the biggest Wyatt mark, I said that this wasn't true. It couldn't be true. However, this past Monday, another Wyatt video emerged, and this time Bray was endorsing the more strange of the two more physical members, Erick Rowan. Much like last week's video, Bray was giving us a brief glimpse into who Erick was, stating he was a "grown child", but that Bray had "fixed" him. At the end of the vid, there was a pregnant woman with the words "It's coming" written across her stomach. Here's a look:
As you can see, these videos are simply BRILLIANT. One can only imagine what next week's video will be. Now comes my very venomous rant towards this whole thing.
Bray Wyatt is the single best new heel character the company has had to offer in many years. His presence oozes the likes of Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and could literally be the most imaginative and engaging talker in the locker room other than perhaps Dean Ambrose. Maybe even more than him. The things this man comes off the top of his head with screams, "How does he come up with this stuff and none of it is scripted?" His mysterious, enigmatic cult leader type aura is plain and simply awesome in its approach. The man behind this amazing character is actually a third generation wrestler. His father is former NWA, WCW, and WWE great Mike Rotunda (known in WWE circles as Irwin R. Schyster- former WWE Tag Team Champion). His younger brother is current WWE star and former NXT Champion Bo Dallas. His uncle is WWE Hall Of Famer, and famed former Horseman, Barry Windham, (in fact he was named after Windham in real life, as his legal name is Windham Lawrence Rotunda) and his grandfather is another Hall Of Famer, Blackjack Mulligan. Known at one time as Husky Harris, as part of CM Punk's version of Nexus, he was sent back to developmental for weight loss (his heaviest was around three hundred forty pounds) and character overhaul. Boy, what a difference a year made. He reemerged in FCW (before it became NXT) as an entirely new person. He then introduced a big guy named Luke Harper. Luke Harper had been known in the indie circles as "Big Rigg" Brodie Lee and was a certifiable ass-kicker. The big six foot seven, near three hundred pounder from Montana was seen as a modern day Bruiser Brody, only more athletic, as this huge man could dropkick and do huraconranas (Frankensteiners for the unaware). A complete package of size, strength, speed, and agility was introduced to a bigger audience. Wyatt then introduced an even bigger guy named Erick Rowan, another indie guy known primarily in the northern states, Canada, and in Japan. This Norwegian transplant was dressed in what looked like a green prison jump suit and was equipped with a strange, yet somewhat creepy, sheep mask, reminiscent of the sheep mask seen in the movie "You're Next". Although not as athletically gifted as Luke, he definitely had the power game, and standing at six foot eight inches and weighing in at three hundred thirty pounds, he had brute force with him. Together, those three men ran through NXT and Harper and Rowan eventually became NXT Tag Team Champions. When the first vignettes appeared on RAW promoting their arrival, nobody was more amp red than me. They had the best vignettes of anyone I had seen in years, but they were also a group that would cause a stir.
Besides The Shield, there wasn't a force or faction that could touch them. Wyatt went undefeated for nearly a year and the big guys were contenders for the titles. Unfortunately, the company must've felt that they had peaked. Harper and Rowan kept losing opportunities at the gold, and Wyatt had faced and/or beaten every top face in the company. Another example of creative laziness. There was NO reason Rowan and Harper couldn't have won the belts at some point, especially when they were at their hottest. Furthermore, Bray should've been a lock for a contender for any championship he desired, especially the big one. Everything about Bray screams "star". As usual, Vince finds a way to screw things up creatively and has dropped the ball on them. Much like The Shield ran through everyone during their rule, how come the Wyatt clan couldn't have done the same? Sure, The Shield were overall better athletes than The Wyatts, but in terms of the character, The Wyatts were clearly more intimidating.
This is not a good idea to split this group up, at least not right now. Although Bray can excel without anyone, and Luke has shown himself to be able to hang with the best, Erick is the one I deeply worry about. Erick will struggle badly without Luke and Bray. I don't believe in his talking ability, and he's fairly one-dimensional. The word going around is that former NXT Tag Champs, The Ascension will join Bray, that is unless they decide to turn Bray face (which to me isn't the right time because he has many more miles to go as a heel). I like Viktor and Connor, but they're NO Luke and Erick. Luke , by himself, could defeat both of those men. This was yet another blunder that will kick the company in its asses. You mean to tell me that we don't know any of Erick and Luke's background until they leave Bray??? What kind of foolishness is that?? See what I mean by there was still more miles for this group? Fingers crossed, we may have a Wyatt Family movie coming soon, either straight to DVD or for the network ($9.99 folks).
Bottom line: the Wyatts are the latest victim in seriously screwed up visions of the Owner and CEO. I'm truthfully very scared of the future of not just them, but anyone not named Cena, Orton, Rollins, Reigns, Lesnar. I purposely left Bryan off just to see how they do him when he comes back from injury and if he'll still be a main event player. Here's to Bray, Luke, and Erick, one of the most imaginative and intriguing groups in many years. Here's a look at the best of The Wyatt Family. Until next week guys and gals, follow the buzzards!
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